Men are bigger and stronger than women on average and certainly at the highest level, however I am amazed at how many girls tell me they seriously think they are about equal strength level with their partners.

If my girlfriend was a pro weightlifter bodybuilder or fighter I suppose thats one thing, but me personally, if for no real good reason my girl happened to be stronger than me..I would hit the gym 10 hours a day if I had to until this was rectified

Having a girlfriend who could legitimately kick your ass wouldn't be fun..even though most men are petrified of women for some reason..

Of course there is the ever under rated core strength and "strength from bearing children" that women often boast of over men..though in practical application I am not sure how much this would translate to other activities

I am also interested in the female perspective on this. I imagine that most probably would not care.

I tend to think the women I know who do think they are stronger than their boyfriend are probably mistaken..but I have no evidence of this fact. Maybe todays men really are a bunch of keyboard warriors/pansies.

No poll this time.

I tell you what. I think yer on to something. I once dated an italian beauty with many redeeming qualities who I still think about years later. She looked like julia roberts and had a smile that could make me melt at will, BUT despite being smaller in stature than me, her FEET were as BIG as MINE and I don't have small feet!! Now someone might say give her a break, that she's just disproportionate, or lanky, but I could not get over those imposing, powerful, and formidable feet. I don't know, it must be something primordial. In fact, I would have even preferred that she had HAMMER toes, and those can be faint inducing.

LESSON:

Men, date women SMALLER than you, and that includes all limbs, organs and IQ as well cause dang dab it having a KNOW-IT-ALL gal around the house gets old fast !

I tell you what. I think yer on to something. I once dated an italian beauty with many redeeming qualities who I still think about years later. She looked like julia roberts and had a smile that could make me melt at will, BUT despite being smaller in stature than me, her FEET were as BIG as MINE and I don't have small feet!! Now someone might say give her a break, that she's just disproportionate, or lanky, but I could not get over those imposing, powerful, and formidable feet. I don't know, it must be something primordial. In fact, I would have even preferred that she had HAMMER toes, and those can be faint inducing.

LESSON:

Men, date women SMALLER than you, and that includes all limbs, organs and IQ as well cause dang dab it having a KNOW-IT-ALL gal around the house gets old fast !

THE A.O is just around the corner...couldn't come fast enough.

Whatever works for you..... Some of us guys will find it next to impossible to unearth a woman with smaller breasts than we have. Not to mention the uterus. I guess you are unusually equipped that way.

If those men like them that way, I don't see a problem. In my case, I don't have a specific 'girl type' but, honestly, can't see myself dating a girl who is in fact stronger than me because she would probably be pretty buff and masculine looking! I can deadlift more than the female coach at my gym, who is a former bodybuilder, so that gives the idea. And I don't even consider myself 'huge', but I've been training since I was 16.

There's also a bit of a misconception on some guys that believe their girlfriends are stronger than them, one of them being my best friend He's a skinny guy, about 70kg, and really thought his girlfriend was stronger just because she outweighs him by a couple of kgs. She was not, like I told him. Looks can be deceiving and fool people but truth is we are genetically stronger, with a way higher % of muscular tissue with or without training (when in same conditions).

Still, each one to his own taste. It's not really that important IMO, though maybe for some it is.